Zimbabwe (ZWE) and Italy (ITA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Zimbabwe-Italy Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $85.6M to Italy. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Italy were Ferroalloys ($47.7M), Granite ($31.7M), and Other Hides and Skins ($1.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 25.3%, from $27.7M in 2017 to $85.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe did not export any services to Italy.

Italy-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $30.9M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Italy exported to Zimbabwe were Stone Working Machines ($3.73M), Large Construction Vehicles ($3.46M), and Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($2.93M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 1.21%, from $29.1M in 2017 to $30.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Italy did not export any services to Zimbabwe.

Comparison: In 2022, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B). That same year, Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $85.6M to Italy. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Italy were Ferroalloys ($47.7M), Granite ($31.7M), and Other Hides and Skins ($1.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 25.3%, from $27.7M in 2017 to $85.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Italy exported $30.9M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Italy to Zimbabwe were Stone Working Machines ($3.73M), Large Construction Vehicles ($3.46M), and Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($2.93M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 1.21%, from $29.1M in 2022 to $30.9M in 2017.

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Italy () (2022)

Exports from Italy () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

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Trade between Zimbabwe () and Italy ()

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Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.78B

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$78.5B

This map shows whether countries import more from Zimbabwe or Italy. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Zimbabwe and Italy or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Italy included Mozambique ($191M), Lesotho ($67.2M), and Zambia ($102M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Zimbabwe included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

Difference in imports from Italy () and Zimbabwe () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Italy

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This chart compares trade between Zimbabwe and Italy by product, considering products traded by both, Zimbabwe and Italy.

During 2022, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Metals ($47.7M), Mineral Products ($32.9M), and Animal Hides ($1.57M).

During 2017, Italy had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Machines ($23.1M), Metals ($1.22M), and Miscellaneous ($1.06M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Italy+$1.41MRaw Tobacco

Top Product Potential Italy Zimbabwe+$1.19MLiquid Pumps

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Zimbabwe and Italy. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Zimbabwe indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zimbabwe.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Zimbabwe () to Italy () (2022)

Exports from Italy () to Zimbabwe () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Zimbabwe () and Italy ()

Zimbabwe Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Italy () and Zimbabwe () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Zimbabwe - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Zimbabwe () and Italy () (2022)

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